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Do you know what it's like
To be chained up for all your days?
Do you have all the strength it takes
To break out of the haze?

Every single moment of yours
Is spent merely wishing
Take a look and you'll see
This life you've made is not worth living

When your teeth start to rattle
And you find it hard to see
When your stomach drops to the ground
And you can barely breathe

Pick your foot up and take a step
Away from where you're standing
Open up and listen carefully
To what your heart's demanding

But it's okay
Maybe I'll die
I probably won't
I just have to try

To make a change
To break through
To smash down the wall
It's all I can do

It could hurt
The chance to be free
Or I may be numb
We'll just have to see

Maybe I'll die
I just have to try
To get my life off standby

If I refuse to make an attempt
Out of a fear of failure
I'll eventually wish I would've
Altered my behavior

In my every direction I've found
Most people are thriving
While I'm spending all my resources
Just to keep on surviving

But it's okay
Maybe I'll die
I probably won't
I just have to try

To make a change
To break through
To smash down the wall
It's all I can do

It could hurt
The chance to be free
Or I may be numb
We'll just have to see

Maybe I'll die
I just have to try
To get my life off standby

But it's okay
Maybe I'll die
I probably won't
I just have to try

To make a change
To break through
To smash down the wall
It's all I can do

It could hurt
The chance to be free
Or I may be numb
We'll just have to see

Maybe I'll die
I just have to try
To get my life off standby

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from Use Your Teeth, released May 1, 2020
Lyrics, Songwriting and Vocals: Ariana Z Naraghi

Mastered by Steve Laskarides

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